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Cameron Heyward

How good do you guys think Cameron can be? Anyone think Heyward might be better than Aaron Smith?

If we look at his last 3 games where he's really come on, he's got 17 tackles and 2 sacks. Those are great numbers for a 3-4 DE. If you project those out for a full season, that's 90 tackles and 10 sacks. Those numbers would destroy any production from a 3-4 DE ever.

Aaron's best seasons were 70 tackles and 5.5 sacks or 43 tackles and 8 sacks.

The only other guy I'd put in Smitty's class would be Richard Seymour who also played some 3-4 DE. His best numbers were 57 tackles and 8 sacks.

If Heyward keeps it up, he's on pace to be the best ever at the position. And he's just getting started. Granted if he keeps it up, teams are going to have to game plan around him.

If Cam keeps his pace going for the rest of this year, he's gonna get to 61 tackles and 7 sacks. Those would be monster numbers and he wasn't even a starter for the full season.

How good do you guys think Cameron can be? Anyone think Heyward might be better than Aaron Smith?

If we look at his last 3 games where he's really come on, he's got 17 tackles and 2 sacks. Those are great numbers for a 3-4 DE. If you project those out for a full season, that's 90 tackles and 10 sacks. Those numbers would destroy any production from a 3-4 DE ever.

Aaron's best seasons were 70 tackles and 5.5 sacks or 43 tackles and 8 sacks.

The only other guy I'd put in Smitty's class would be Richard Seymour who also played some 3-4 DE. His best numbers were 57 tackles and 8 sacks.

If Heyward keeps it up, he's on pace to be the best ever at the position. And he's just getting started. Granted if he keeps it up, teams are going to have to game plan around him.

If Cam keeps his pace going for the rest of this year, he's gonna get to 61 tackles and 7 sacks. Those would be monster numbers and he wasn't even a starter for the full season.

Imagine how good he'll be when we have bookend rushers again (will that happen?) or a legit NT? I think the sky's the limit for him, he seems like the right kinda kid, with the right motor and the right size.

How good do you guys think Cameron can be? Anyone think Heyward might be better than Aaron Smith?

If we look at his last 3 games where he's really come on, he's got 17 tackles and 2 sacks. Those are great numbers for a 3-4 DE. If you project those out for a full season, that's 90 tackles and 10 sacks. Those numbers would destroy any production from a 3-4 DE ever.

Aaron's best seasons were 70 tackles and 5.5 sacks or 43 tackles and 8 sacks.

The only other guy I'd put in Smitty's class would be Richard Seymour who also played some 3-4 DE. His best numbers were 57 tackles and 8 sacks.

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JJ Watt is pretty good

Even if Bill Belichick was getting an atomic wedgie, his face would look exactly the same.

Lets remember something about Aaron Smith. He might have been the most underrated Steeler player...ever. I know Belichick stated, if he could have one Steeler player he would grab Aaron Smith. He might be one of the best if not the best 3-4 DE to ever play the game. Stats are not a good way to measure a 3-4 DE.

With that said, I think Heyward is a different kind of player. I also think he will be streakier than Smith. He was a very streaky player in college...never really playing poorly...but having freakish games out of the blue. He owned Arkansas...never seen an OSU DLman dominate like that. The sky is the limit for him. He is quicker and more explosive than Smith. I believe Smith was savvy, and smart...knew technique and leverage...played within himself.

So to answer the question do I believe Heyward can be one of the best 3-4 DLmen ever? Yeah, he has that kind of ability. Guess only time will tell.